Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1996 |
Time: | 05:00 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F |
Owner/operator: | MK Airlines |
Registration: | 9G-MKD |
MSN: | 45965/346 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (Q) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) -
Nigeria
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX) |
Destination airport: | Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The MK Airlines freighter struck trees during a VOR approach to Port Harcourt runway 21. A go-around was commenced, but when the DC-8 didn't respond as expected, the pilot decided to continue to land. The aircraft touched down 250 m short of the runway, hit some approach lights, ran onto the runway and then veered off the left side of the runway.
CAUSE: A highly unstabilised approach that resulted in a touch down half a mile from the runway threshold.
Sources:
Aircraft Illustrated Mar. 1997
Scramble 213
The Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria
Location
Images:
photo (c) Pedro de la Cruz, via Werner Fischdick; Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI); February 1996
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